THE CONNECTED CITY
A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE

ENGAGEMENT TOOLBOX

Tools to help you with planning engagement activities

Community Engagement Framework - sets out a common approach to community engagement for the city, a clear definition of community engagement and sets specific standards that all partners have signed up to. For a hard copy of the Framework please contact communitiesteam@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Community Engagement Framework Easy Read – Easy Read version of the Community Engagement Framework produced by Speakout: Independent advocacy for adults with learning disabilities in Brighton & Hove

Consultation Portal - a website which gives you the opportunity to get involved in consultations in and around Brighton & Hove

Community Insight – a service that allows you to find, explore and use a wide range of facts and figures at different geographic levels for the Brighton and Hove area. It also holds relevant documents and reports of relevance to areas of research, intelligence, policy and performance

Reward and Recognition Guidance - a toolkit for anyone planning to carry out engagement activities. It offers practical advice on how to appropriately acknowledge and value the participation of individuals and groups/organisations in these engagement activities

CEF Standards Checklist Template - guidance and a checklist template to help practically plan your engagement process, referencing each standard in the Community Engagement Framework (see above)

Community Engagement Training – Training available if you want to find out about: how to work effectively with communities and producing and delivering your own work plan to develop your role with the community

Case Studies – illustrating good practice in community engagement work.